Nauyotl

Nauyotl (1505-1545) was the chief of the Chichimecs.

Biography
Nauyotl was born in 1505 in Colotan, present-day Mexico. As the leader of the Chichimecs, he ruled the Zacatecos and Guachichils, two tribes of northern Mexico who were strong militarily. Nauyotl led his men in wars with the Aztec Empire and Tarascans to the south and the Apache to the north, but in 1544 he warred with the Spanish Empire. Nauyotl was killed in battle with the Spanish when they captured Colotan in 1545.